MONTREAL — Before Metro Inc. introduced its À votre santé avec Metro, or My Healthy Plate with Metro, healthy eating program, the retailer dug into studies and conducted its own research on what Canadians expect from grocers in terms of health....More

MONTREAL — Metro’s partnership with Dunnhumby is helping the Canadian supermarket retailer provide an easier and more personalized shopping experience for its customers, according to the chain’s chief marketing officer....More

MONTREAL — Metro Inc. said last week that it would convert as many as six conventional stores in Ontario to the discount Food Basics banner and execute labor buyouts and closures at an unspecified number of other Metro locations as it adjusts to a “very intense” market sparked by new competition....More

PLEASANTON, Calif. — In a move seen as a bold strike for both parties, Safeway has agreed to sell its lucrative Canadian business to Sobeys operator Empire Cos. for $5.8 billion in Canadian cash....More

MONTREAL — The sale of its stake in the Alimentation Couche-Tard convenience chain helped boost profits during the second quarter for Metro Inc., but the top line was under pressure from competitive openings, a calendar shift and disruption from the implementation of a new warehouse-management system....More